Nottingham

OK, dear readers I am not going to lie we had until last week never visited a Nando's restaurant and if I am honest I am not sure why we hadn't as we love Chicken as a family and it features heavily in normal meals.
Recently the Nando's at Nottingham (on Redfield Way, near the Showcase Cinema) ...

This is officially the 3rd year we have been pumpkin picking and this is Jacob's first to actually get out a pushchair and pick out his own pumpkin.
Jacob is not known for his patience and understanding so I was fairly anxious that he would be a little 'wild' in a field.
Thankfully he ...

This summer VTech shared with us their grand plan to help parents and carers get their little people out doors to celebrate the launch of the new VTech 5 in 1 Stroll and Grow Trike!
Suitable for 9months – 6 years, the trike grows with the child as they master each new stage thanks to a ...

I love living in Nottingham, we have so much on our doorstep and yet we have become creatures of habit with the places we visit, the shops we go to and the restaurants we eat in.
So it's always great to hear of new places we haven't been to before and recently I had the pleasure of ...

As Nottingham folk we are totally pants at adventures in our own city and since living here for the last 7 years I had wanted to discover what was on my doorstep.
However with my health being poor over the last few months it had got in the way side slightly.
The week between ...

Just before Christmas we heard that Nottingham was going to become home to a new style of fast food - Pizza!
Needless to say in a household of pizza lovers we were really excited to hear more about the concept and about what would be on offer too. Having never heard of MOD Pizza before I ...

Family time has been high on our priorities this year and with so much going off in December we managed to take some time out and get some much-needed family time.
Every year we travel to a Garden Centre not too far away especially to visit with Father Christmas.
Floralands do an ...

We are exceptionally lucky to be located in a rural Nottinghamshire village and even more lucky to have the city on our doorstep and still be far enough away to enjoy the countryside.
Recently we were asked if would like to discover what else our area had to offer in terms of eateries ...

If you are a regular reader here on my little blog you will be well aware of my love of getting outside and what is even better is going out as a family!
Autumn and winter is my favourite time of the year as a lung full of crisp cold air clears just about everything out your system, ...

If you know me personally you will already know that I grew up in the village of Edwinstowe, a small Nottinghamshire coal mining village nestled in the heart of Sherwood Forest.
As children we had the forest at our disposal every single day and with that kind of gift it's very easy to get ...

Last week Poundworld launched is new Poundworld Plus store in the Trinity Square Branch in Nottingham and we were invited to take a look round the store.
Those of you that know me on a more personal level will be aware of my love for organising and shopping for all things home, from ...

This year I had massively high hopes for the spring/summer months, however with the start of summer being lacking on the sunshine front and instead being packed with rain and cold weather and then sunshine by lunchtime the fluctuating temperatures have had us all confused.
Even if the ...

I am going to admit it has been a while since we last visited our local Pizza Express, the reason? well, we don't have one.
We head into Nottingham fairly regularly but always pass by and declare on the way home we most go in next time.
If you have been reading my blog for a while ...

Although we live in Nottingham I have to say we have been rather fixed with the places we eat, often favouring the same ones over and over again as opposed to trying somewhere new but I don't think we are alone in this.
Recently we were asked to visit the Handmade Burger Co in the Victoria Centre ...